Tennessee (2-0) tipped off its 2024-25 men’s college basketball season with two wins during the first week of play.
The Vols defeated Gardner-Webb, 80-64, on Nov. 4 at Food City Center. Tennessee was also victorious, 77-55, at Louisville on Nov. 9.
Tennessee will return to action on Wednesday versus Montana. Tipoff between the Vols and Grizzlies is slated for 7 p.m. EST and can be watched on SEC Network+.
Following the first week of the 2024-25 college basketball season, the USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll was released. Tennessee was ranked No. 12 during the preseason and are up three spots to No. 9 after two games.
USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll top 25 rankings are listed below.
|
Ranking |
Team |
Record |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Kansas |
2-0 |
759 (21) |
|
2 |
Alabama |
2-0 |
724 (4) |
|
3 |
UConn |
2-0 |
702 (3) |
|
4 |
Auburn |
2-0 |
660 (2) |
|
5 |
Gonzaga |
2-0 |
651 (1) |
|
6 |
Duke |
2-0 |
608 |
|
7 |
Iowa State |
1-0 |
576 |
|
8 |
Arizona |
2-0 |
516 |
|
9 |
Tennessee |
2-0 |
502 |
|
10 |
Houston |
1-1 |
488 |
|
11 |
North Carolina |
1-1 |
456 |
|
12 |
Purdue |
2-0 |
437 |
|
13 |
Creighton |
2-0 |
385 |
|
14 |
Baylor |
1-1 |
328 |
|
15 |
Marquette |
2-0 |
308 |
|
16 |
Indiana |
2-0 |
234 |
|
17 |
Cincinnati |
2-0 |
230 |
|
18 |
Kentucky |
2-0 |
182 |
|
19 |
Florida |
2-0 |
179 |
|
20 |
Illinois |
2-0 |
151 |
|
21 |
Arkansas |
1-1 |
150 |
|
22 |
Ohio State |
1-0 |
148 |
|
23 |
Texas A&M |
1-1 |
99 |
|
24 |
Rutgers |
1-0 |
84 |
|
25 |
St. John’s |
2-0 |
79 |
Schools dropped out
No. 19 Texas; No. 22 UCLA; No. 25 Ole Miss
Others receiving votes
Texas Tech 75; Ole Miss 60; Texas 54; Xavier 38; Oregon 37; Michigan State 29; BYU 29; UCLA 18; UCF 17; Wake Forest 12; Saint Mary’s 12; Kansas State 9; Clemson 9; New Mexico 8; Dayton 8; North Florida 7; Maryland 5; Providence 4; Mississippi State 4; Nevada 2; San Francisco 1; Grand Canyon 1
This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Vols move up three spots in USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll
